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Are There Rules For Nicknames?

by The Name Lady, Posted Jan 21st 2010 2:30PM

"I was named Margaret when I was born but have been called Peggy all my life. Where in the world does Peggy become a nickname for Margaret? I hate Margaret." "Given name = Richard. Where does nickname 'Dick' come from?" "I've liked the name ...
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What's the Right Nickname?

by The Name Lady, Posted Oct 5th 2009 10:00AM

My husband and I named the oldest of my two sons Quinlan and we call him Quinn for short. My father thinks it's confusing and wacky to spell Quinn Q-U-I-N-N. He thinks it should be spelled Q-U-I-N, the first part of his formal name. Is he right? I ...
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To Nickname or Not

by The Name Lady, Posted Apr 20th 2009 10:00AM

If you like the shortened version of a name and would probably use that more often than the full version, is it better to just name your child the shortened version? I'm thinking about Lexi, short for Alexa/Alexis, but really prefer using Lexi to the ...
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Old-Fashioned Baby Names, or Old Ladies?

by The Name Lady, Posted Apr 6th 2009 10:00AM

I love pretty names for our daughter, but also "cute" and old fashioned names. My favorites are Mae, Delia, and Daisy. My husband says that all he can picture when he hears these names is a little old lady. He likes more familiar names like ...
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Baby Nicknames - The Good, The Bad, The Embarrassing

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 19th 2009 9:00AM

When I was in middle school, a new girl named Binky moved into the neighborhood. Of course, Binky was not the name listed on her birth certificate, but an homage to her extreme attachment to her pacifier as a child. And there she was, in seventh ...
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